Shortly before his elevation to the Court of Appeal, Warby J has handed down judgment in the application for summary judgment. A key element of the application was that a letter sent by the Duchess to her father, Thomas Markle, should not have been published as it was private. [...]
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it has received the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law, which was led by Lord Faulks QC. The Home Office and Ministry of Defence submitted responses but refused to disclose their submissions. Lord Faulks is understood to have encouraged government [...]
The expert panel will be led by the Bar Council’s Services Director and Chair of the Covid-19 Working Group, Carolyn Entwistle. The panel will include Chair of the Bar, Derek Sweeting QC, HHJ Rosalind Coe QC, Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, James Mulholland QC, and Chair of the [...]
The appointment will take effect from 3 February 2021, when Mr Justice Warby is elevated to the Court of Appeal. The Media and Communications List was established on 1 March 2017 and from 1 October 2019 became a specialist list with a new CPR 53, Practice Directions and a Pre-Action [...]
Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of Rolls, has proposed that all claims will begin online before entering a digital court process. Sir Geoffrey stated: "What is required is an integrated online dispute resolution system that operates through online front ends and then into an online court process’; described an [...]
The Ministry of Justice released statistics on deaths in prisons in England and Wales in 2020 showing that the number of deaths in prison is increasing. In 2020, there were 318 deaths of people in prison, which equated to four deaths per 1,000 prisoners. Seventy-one deaths (22%) occurred within [...]
The 7th edition of the Queen’s Bench Division Guide addresses the advent of the widespread remote working. New additions include: The CE-File electronic court file and management system Amendments to the contempt regime Changes to the enforcement regime Information for litigants in person and McKenzie friends The Guide definitively states: [...]
Dr Anton van Dellen represented a steel company at an inquest held with a jury in Chelmsford, Essex. The death involved a steel structure falling on to an HGV driver whilst it was being loaded. After submissions by Anton, the Senior Coroner directed the jury that they must return [...]
The Judiciary has published guidance that judges should strongly encourage the wearing of masks or face coverings by everyone in the courtroom except for the judge, the barrister who is speaking and the witness giving evidence. Dr Anton van Dellen sits as an Assistant Coroner in West London. Guidance [...]